> > The all users desktop can be written only with administrator privileges.
> > LilyPond writes PDF etc. to the current directory.
> > Usually, it can not write because it does not have administrator privileges.
> >
> > One of the following can be workaroud.
> > Double click *.ly file instead o
tisimst gmail.com> writes:
>
> Paul,
>
> The very first time compiling any .ly file should take longer because LP
> creates a font cache (note that this also applies whenever you change the
> contents of the system font directory). After that you should notice
> "normal" compilation speeds.
>
While I had no problems installing 2.18.2, moving to 2.29.36 was repeatedly
challenging, on Win 7 and 8.1.
The installation itself appears fine, but the test.ly file which is offered
to confirm the install and initiate newcomers has been misleading me.
It fails to generate a pdf. The log file gets
